ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,611, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Mizuho Orthopedic Systems Inc. (Union City, Calif.).
"Radiolucent sensor EMI shielding" was invented by Paul James (Santa Clara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiolucent pressure-sensing mattress for a surgical table includes radiolucent pressure sensors, and a radiolucent electromagnetic interference shielding layer. The radiolucent pressure sensors measure the amount of force exerted by a patient's body at certain locations of the radiolucent pressure-sensing mattress. The radiolucent electromagnetic interference shielding layer envelopes the radiolucent pressure sensors. The shiel...